An Act concerning the transportation of hazardous
materials; authorizing certain

federal exemptions.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

Section 1. (a) The provisions of 49 C.F.R.
173.5-agricultural opera-
tions; 49 C.F.R. 173.6-materials of trade; and 49 C.F.R.
173.8-exceptions
for nonspecification packagings used in intrastate transportation,
in effect
on the effective date of this act, are hereby adopted.

(b) The following materials are authorized to be transported
by in-
trastate farmers in nonspecification bulk packagings:

(1) Agricultural products specified in 49 C.F.R. 173.5 (b)(2);
and

(2) flammable liquid petroleum distillates.

(c) Nonbulk packagings permanently secured to a transport
vehicle
and protected against leakage or damage in the event of an
overturn,
having a capacity of less than 450 liters (119 gallons) or less are
authorized
for the transportation of flammable liquid petroleum
distillates.

(d) Except as authorized in subsections (b) and (c), the
packagings
must otherwise comply with the applicable requirements of 49
C.F.R.
171 through 180.

Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from
and after its
publication in the Kansas register.